I remember the Fosu-Mensah DM days.
10
Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 10
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 0
He has a real spark of individual quality but no effectiveness so far.
He's trying really hard to make something happen in attack, needs the work rate to track back though
Pretty average start to his United career
He needs his first goal. He looks a bit too eager to get it and sometimes overcomplicates things.
Hopefully, he gets that first goal soon and starts making things happen. With space in front of him, he’s the best #10 we have, so I’d expect him to start against Liverpool.
Hopefully, he gets that first goal soon and starts making things happen. With space in front of him, he’s the best #10 we have, so I’d expect him to start against Liverpool.
I’m sure he’ll come good. Mount was in the right place yesterday, I’m not sure Cunha would have been there for the first goal.
Too selfish in multiple situations so far as United player. Guess he's desperate for a goal and hopefully is going to score soon.
Again, slow start to the season for him, but no one in our team bar Cunha can pick up the ball from deep and dribble past 2 or 3 players.
Just needs to relax and his end product will be better.
Just needs to relax and his end product will be better.
I think that injury kinda killed his momentum, he was playing very well vs Burnley till he got injured, I feel like he would have scored in that game had he not got injured., now he's kinda forcing it but he'll get there soon I think,for now Sesko and Mbeumo are doing well scoring and assisting.
To be fair, that can be said about nearly every signing we've made in the last decade.
I'm not too worried about Cunha, to be honest. He looks really talented and driven. Maybe just needs to get that first goal to settle down a bit.
I share the sentiment of many others on here; not too worried about him just yet. He looks good on the ball, just needs to get that goal and he'll hopefully be more settled in.
His season so far.
- Had very good start against Arsenal
- Gets a hamstring injury v Burnley
- Comes back v Brentford but was clearly not match fit
- The following week Amorim starts Mount instead - both because Mount is effective and Cunha could probably do with being introduced more gradually.
We haven't even scratched the surface in terms of what Cunha can do yet imo.
- Had very good start against Arsenal
- Gets a hamstring injury v Burnley
- Comes back v Brentford but was clearly not match fit
- The following week Amorim starts Mount instead - both because Mount is effective and Cunha could probably do with being introduced more gradually.
We haven't even scratched the surface in terms of what Cunha can do yet imo.
You are missing the Fulham and Grimsby games.
Needs to pass more.
Good point. I'm counting league games only.
Bottom line is our front three haven't gotten going yet as a front three due to the injury to Cunha and Sesko only being introduced gradually. Mbeumo until yesterday has been very good. Once all three play together, I think we will be firing on all cylinders.
I haven’t read this thread and I can’t seriously believe there are some calling for Cunha to play wing back ffs
Thought he was bright and our best #10 in the 2nd half but unfortunately only Sesko and Amad were still sharp by that point and nothing quite came off.
Would consider him for the next game instead of Mbeumo but Mount is staying in
Would consider him for the next game instead of Mbeumo but Mount is staying in
He hasn't been our worst. You simply have to look at the circumstances of all three playing simultaneously. One was injured, the other arrived late and was introduced slowly, the other has played from the beginning. They have to play together or in a way that maximizes their skills as a collective unit to get the best out of our new attack. Cunha and Mbeumo have already proven they can do it in the same league as they play in now, so there's nothing to worry about.
Mbeumo has had almost double the playing time and far more time playing with an actual striker. Mount has got a goal in even less time than Cunha so yeah he's ahead. Most of Cunha's mins we were playing without a striker and he was being asked to do it so its not a fair comparison even if its true that technically he's been the worst.
He might be a talented player but not actually contributing much to the team so far.
People talked about how our performance dropped off after Mount was taken off. Mount has seen playing great but it has more to do with Cunha coming in and stinking the place.
People talked about how our performance dropped off after Mount was taken off. Mount has seen playing great but it has more to do with Cunha coming in and stinking the place.
Fair, but even so hes really not shown much. I hope he does, I will give him time, but its not unreasonable to play Mount ahead of him.
Not true at all. He's clearly our best dribbler of our front 3 and he did well with that but Mbeumo had switched off in the 2nd half and if anyone was stinking it up at that point it was him.
Apart from Bruno
I thought he started the season brightly, but the injury seems to have impacted his form.
With that said, I'm expecting a mix and match in the 10 position from game to game depending on the situational needs.
With that said, I'm expecting a mix and match in the 10 position from game to game depending on the situational needs.
I never said anything about his dribbling. It was general game play that was lacking compared to how Mount was performing such as linking, tracking, pressing and helping out the CM while being up and down effectively.
You said he he isnt contributing to the team. He has the best technique and ability to dribble the ball past players even when he doesnt look favourite. He's also quick, Mbeumo is faster but he's the 2nd fastest option way ahead of Mount. So he does give the team something and contributes when hes in it.
Mount had a good game and was the best #10 for this match. But its not his first and only match. He's started 23 games for us and come off the bench another 29 times and in that time he has scored 5 goals and 2 assists. Chances are he's not going to be scoring or assisting every game or two. He deserves to play the next match and we'll see if he deserves to play the next one after that. Meanwhile Mbeumo will have to do more than 45 mins next time out. Cunha could still end up being the best of the 3 this season even if he takes the longest to get a goal or assist.
I would actually say this is quite an ideal situation. Mount is doing better so lets see how long that lasts. And then we have our expensive 2 #10s. If Cunha and Mbeumo had come in and they were both playing well and starting, then we have Mount out of form and not a good backup. So its good Mount has hit a bit of form and its one of the players who were great last year because its a very short time since they were one of the best attackers in the league. At some point in the season they're very likely to at least have a run of good games. Mount was the longshot for doing anything decent this season.
I'm not worried about Cunha. The quality is there, but in the past few games he's become anxious to open his account. It's made his play a little more selfish and he's taken a few long range shots which haven't paid off.
I don't have an issue with it. Everything about his character suggests this is a man who wants to be a main contributor to the team. He measures that contribution via goals and assists and they haven't come -- yet.
Competition with a resurgent Mason Mount will be good for him and for the team. I expect once Cunha opens his account the confidence will grow and he'll turn into a beast for us.
I don't have an issue with it. Everything about his character suggests this is a man who wants to be a main contributor to the team. He measures that contribution via goals and assists and they haven't come -- yet.
Competition with a resurgent Mason Mount will be good for him and for the team. I expect once Cunha opens his account the confidence will grow and he'll turn into a beast for us.
United is a funny place for players. Lose one game with Mount being anonymous and everyone will be talking about how he's clearly put best attacker as they did for the first 3 games of the season.
Manager benches him once and all of a sudden he's our worst attacker. So fickle. He's obviously the biggest threat in our front line, yet our team being unable to get our attackers the ball enough has led to some fans already questioning him.
Cunha will come good, he showed what he can do already and so he did in the league for few seasons, if he can mix it with some teamplay and hardwork, the sooner he's back in the lineup. Thought he was a bit too cautious about running after the injury, but fully fit he can help to press from front and force errors which will result i good opportunities.
I thought when he came on against Chelsea he looked like the best player on the pitch.
I think the issue is balance rather than anything he's doing wrong. In hindsight maybe a Cunha, Sesko, Mbuemo front 3 is unbalanced and you need Mount in there for work rate? Especially given how weak we are in midfield.
I think the issue is balance rather than anything he's doing wrong. In hindsight maybe a Cunha, Sesko, Mbuemo front 3 is unbalanced and you need Mount in there for work rate? Especially given how weak we are in midfield.
Depends what you mean by "workrate" because all 3 have it in a certain way
Mbeumo constantly makes runs so he has high workrate for that. Cunha is extremely determined and fights for balls and usually gets there and somehow dribbles away from it so he has high workrate when given the ball to run with it, or in a race with another player. Sesko works hard when he's given the ball, trying to shield it, use a bit of skill to get it under control and turn a defender or finding a teammate and he'll also compete for every long ball in the air trying to flick it on for Mbeumo to chase.
If you just meant defensively then we're already up on last season with Rashford at the beginning of the season and then when he was kicked out, Zirkzee playing as a 10. Mbeumo and Cunha do more closing down and are more mobile to spread out and press the wide areas like our #10s have to do when the opponents are building up down the sides as the wingbacks need help and cant defend against a fullback and a winger both.
Not sure if we're ready to have this conversation - but I think that front three could work if we have Mount playing the Bruno role. Bruno just doesn't have the positional discipline to play in that midfield 2.
I don't think it's a balance issue at all, I think it's just coincidental and form on the day. Mount is a good player who did well, but it was Sunderland. I doubt it would've been much different with Cunha there. Just a bit of competition in those positions
quality that
Will be a big player for us I’ve no doubt. He’s technically excellent, physically he’s a beast and mentally really strong.
Anfield could be a day for him.
Anfield could be a day for him.
I’m not sure he starts. Mount won’t be dropped, been one of our best players and most improved. And Mbuemo will be needed for pace